 World Turned upside down!
Brief synopsis, if I can type through the tears....Aparrently my bi-polar mother got wind of the TTC journey, and came clean with a little info that would have been really beneficial many years ago. I have known all along (since I was really small) that I was adopted, so this was not a shock. What was, however, was the fact that my birth mother had another child with Duchenne MD who died at the age of 18, so I am told. I was tested early in life after this was told to them, and turned out I was a carrier. Thus, we risk passing this on to a child. I have done extensive research today via the internet, and still haven't decided what to do. If our child was a girl, 50/50 chance of being a carrier, if a boy, 50/50 chance of being afflicted with the disease. I just cant decide if its worth the roll of the dice. I found info on PGD so that may be an option with IVF. I also contacted the agency, and am waiting a reply to see if this is in fact truthful from my mother. I was tested around age 7, so that would have been in 1980- how reliable were the tests? This issue may belong on another board, but you ladies have been so informative and helpful, I wanted input.
Baby dust to all, I may be signing off on this journey! Good luck everyone!
Laurie
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